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This program provides a comprehensive overview of the essential management-related content and learning methods of an MBA degree.

Goals

This program provides a comprehensive overview of the essential management-related content and learning methods of an MBA degree. Participants will be given the opportunity to:

Learn more about themselves, broaden their horizons and build confidence

Familiarize themselves with the various interdependent functions within an organization

Acquire new concepts, analytical tools and management practices to expand their toolbox

Confront other viewpoints and explore what other companies are doing

Become better acquainted with the strategic issues facing their firm.

Is this for you?

Simon is 34 years old. He is happy with the way his career has progressed thus far. His technical expertise put him on the path to sales, where he has since climbed the rungs, culminating in his promotion to head of business development for a mid-sized manufacturing concern last year. His above-average performance, his drive and his results-oriented approach have all played a part in helping him get ahead.

Simon’s growth and development have, by and large, been self-directed, as he has taken on gradually increasing responsibilities and handled successive challenges with aplomb. However, he realizes that in order to move forward at this point he needs to step outside his comfort zone and consolidate his strengths. He reckons the best way to do this is through a high-level management education program.

To become a more well-rounded manager, he needs to enhance his knowledge of the company’s various units (HR, finance, marketing, etc.) and get a better idea of how other top-performing organizations drive their results. An MBA would be the ideal course of action, but he has neither the time nor the budget to undertake a commitment of this magnitude at this juncture.

Like Simon, there comes a time in your career when you need to take that leap and invest in yourself to fast-track your career, elevate your confidence and up your game. Bearing this in mind, we have created this program to give you the tools to:

Propel your career

Broaden your outlook to gain a better understanding of your role and the various functions within the organization

We have assembled a team of executive education veterans who boast leading-edge expertise in their respective fields and MBA-level teaching experience.

The pedagogical methods used are dynamic and varied (case method, discussions, role-playing and team presentations) to ensure knowledge and management skills are effectively and efficiently assimilated.

In addition to a series of lectures on various business functions, we use an innovative and fully integrated framework based on four pillars:

Introductory seminar (Day 1 + evening): Participants will determine their level of familiarity with their management role. Using a self-assessment questionnaire, which has proven to be a useful tool for thousands of managers to date, and a series of classroom exercises, participants will take stock of their career, examine their management-related values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours, and explore their approach to employee motivation and engagement.

Personalized coaching: Two 3.5-hour sessions with a veteran manager possessing a rich, multifaceted career and an established track record as a business coach. This individual approach will allow participants to draw relevant lessons from past experience, improve their introspective ability, experiment with new practices and strengthen methods that appear to be working well. Concerns raised by participants during these coaching sessions will focus on such issues as delegation, leadership, managerial authority and credibility, and interpersonal relations.

A learning log will be used throughout the program. Participants are encouraged to note what they have learned after each session and add their personal thoughts on how relevant each aspect is both to their organization and to their personal growth. This log can also serve as a tool to keep track of individual exercises, team discussions, reading materials, and peer and coach feedback.

A strategy sharing and implementation day is planned at the end of the program. The idea is to exchange information on conditions that help and hinder translating knowledge into action. The activity is also designed to boost participants’ confidence in their ability to make the implementation process a success.